Faro, North Carolina
| Faro, North Carolina | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 Faro, North Carolina
Faro, North Carolina
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| Coordinates: 35°30′42″N 77°50′38″W / 35.51167°N 77.84389°WCoordinates: 35°30′42″N 77°50′38″W / 35.51167°N 77.84389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Wayne |
| Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 919 & 984 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1010605 |
Faro is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, North Carolina, United States.
In Faro—12 miles (19 km) north of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base—two hydrogen bombs dropped during the 1961 Goldsboro B-52 crash as the aircraft broke up in flight. The crash site is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Faro on Big Daddy's Road.
Thermonuclear bomb resting in a field in Faro
Explosive ordnance disposal personnel work to recover the buried thermonuclear bomb that fell into a field in Faro
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